Soil, Salt and Tomato Taste.......

Woodchuck · February 19, 2009

Interesting article from Rutger's on the effects of nutrient deficiencies and tomato taste.

"The Israeli researchers described their findings as “results show
that the quality – in terms of chemical constituents (mainly sugars and acids), pigments, and
especially taste – of fruits from saline-treated plants is superior to that of those from control
plants."

Soil, Salt and Taste.......

http://njfarmfresh.rutgers.edu/docum...toSalt2009.pdf

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stormymater · February 19, 2009

Now that's a good thing for our location! We have salt residue on everything down here. Love those Cook College fellers!

newatthiskat · February 19, 2009

Really intresting articles. Learning so much here.
Kat

**carolyn137** · February 20, 2009

Woodchuck, are you the person who started the thread at GW with almost the same title as I remember it?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...082286.html?13

I posted in that thread about the tomatoes grown in Israel called Desert Sweets where the seed is germinated with sweet water and the plants are grown to maturity using the brackish waters that underlie a good part of Israel.

I transferred the link here so that others who might be interested can see what others elsewhere posted.

February 20, 2009

Interesting....Think I will do a trial with water from the Atlantic...looks like 1/3 of a gallon per plant / per season according to Rutgers (.31) Will post results. My grandmother always asked us to bring gallon jugs of sea water when we visited the ocean. I wonder now what she did with it??

Steve

Penny · February 20, 2009

Thanks for the articles.

Woodchuck · February 20, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Woodchuck, are you the person who started the thread at GW with almost the same title as I remember it?

Nope, That wasn't me.

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February 19, 2009	#1
Woodchuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 64	Soil, Salt and Tomato Taste....... Interesting article from Rutger's on the effects of nutrient deficiencies and tomato taste. "The Israeli researchers described their findings as “results show that the quality – in terms of chemical constituents (mainly sugars and acids), pigments, and especially taste – of fruits from saline-treated plants is superior to that of those from control plants." Soil, Salt and Taste....... http://njfarmfresh.rutgers.edu/docum...toSalt2009.pdf <Woodchuck>

February 19, 2009	#3
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply Really intresting articles. Learning so much here. Kat

February 20, 2009	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Woodchuck, are you the person who started the thread at GW with almost the same title as I remember it? http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...082286.html?13 I posted in that thread about the tomatoes grown in Israel called Desert Sweets where the seed is germinated with sweet water and the plants are grown to maturity using the brackish waters that underlie a good part of Israel. I transferred the link here so that others who might be interested can see what others elsewhere posted. __________________ Carolyn

February 19, 2009	#2
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Now that's a good thing for our location! We have salt residue on everything down here. Love those Cook College fellers!

February 20, 2009	#5
red Guest Posts: n/a	Interesting....Think I will do a trial with water from the Atlantic...looks like 1/3 of a gallon per plant / per season according to Rutgers (.31) Will post results. My grandmother always asked us to bring gallon jugs of sea water when we visited the ocean. I wonder now what she did with it?? Steve

February 20, 2009	#6
Penny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 948	Thanks for the articles.